Garden Update

If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I’m in love with my garden. It hasn’t been quite as prolific as I’d hoped, but some things have produced or promise to soon.

We’ve enjoyed probably a dozen strawberries so far this season. And by “we,” I mean Michaela, who has eaten them all. (She did give me one bite of one.)

My beefsteak tomatoes have just started reddening. The plant is huge and heavy with fruit.

My cherry tomatoes are still green, but will be red soon enough.

I’ve gotten one green pepper off that plant. The red one is growing but no peppers yet. Ditto my eggplant; it’s growing well but nothing to eat at this point.

The herbs are a mixed bag. The basil is doing well. The rosemary is a close second. I hit a rough patch on watering the container plants (everything else is on sprinklers), which were mostly herbs (and lettuce and spinach), so they haven’t produced anything to speak of.

I’ve really enjoyed the process of taking care of the garden. In fact, the other day, I came home from work and, after dinner, spent a couple of hours weeding and tending to the plants. It’s a lovely summertime activity!